The No. 7/8 Boston University women's ice hockey team will begin a home-and-home series with Merrimack on Friday night at Walter Brown Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. The two teams will then skate at Lawler Rink on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.

PARKING ADVISORY
Guests MUST self-identify as going to an Athletics event to park. Parking is permitted ONLY in the following lots at a rate of $12.00 (space permitting):

• Langsam Garage – (Entrance on Gardner Street) Available after 5 p.m. Space permitting.
• Essex Street Outer Lot –  (148 Essex Street, Brookline, MA) Height Clearance of 8'2" at entry, however vehicles over 6'8" must proceed straight through to outer lot rather than park in the garage itself. When leaving, all cars should follow signs to exit via the outer lot. Exit gates will automatically open as cars approach.
• Warren Towers Garage – 700 Commonwealth Ave.
• Kenmore Lot – 549 Commonwealth Ave.
• Granby Lot – 665 Commonwealth Ave.

HISTORY WITH MERRIMACK

• The Terriers are 8-2-3 all-time against Merrimack, including a 4-1-1 record at Walter Brown and a 3-1-2 mark at Lawler Rink.
• The Terriers also defeated the Warriors at Agganis Arena in 2016.
• Three of the teams' last four meetings have ended in a tie.
• BU is 3-0-3 against Merrimack over the last six games.
• The Terriers have averaged 5.1 goals per game in their eight wins against Merrimack.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE WARRIORS

• BU and Merrimack skated to a 2-2 tie on Oct. 11 at Walter Brown Arena.
• Freshman Julia Nearis opened the scoring for BU at 11:38 of the first period, but two Merrimack goals gave the Warriors a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.
• Senior Natasza Tarnowski tallied the game-tying goal at 4:53 of the second stanza.
• Sophomore Mackenna Parker and junior Kristina Schuler assisted on Nearis' marker while redshirt senior Sammy Davis and sophomore Kaleigh Donnelly provided the helpers on Tarnowski's strike.
• Junior Corinne Schroeder made 21 saves.
• The Terriers were without Jesse Compher.

BEST OF BU AGAINST THE WARRIORS

• Abby Cook leads the Terriers with 10 points against Merrimack thanks to three goals and a team-high seven assists.
• Sammy Davis has tallied four goals and four assists while Kristina Schuler has notched seven points (3g, 4a).
• Jesse Compher and Nara Elia each have one goal and four assists to their credit while Deziray De Sousa (1g, 3a), Mackenna Parker (2g, 2a) and Natasza Tarnowski (2g, 2a) have four points apiece against the Warriors.
• Corinne Schroeder is 3-0-3 in six starts against Merrimack.

SCOUTING THE WARRIORS

• Merrimack is 1-11-1 in its last 13 games, with the one tie coming this past weekend at Maine.
• The Warriors last won on Nov. 27, a 4-3 victory against Brown.
• Senior Mikyla Grant-Mentis leads Hockey East and is fourth in the country with 18 goals.
• She also has nine assists and leads Merrimack with 27 points.
• Sophomore Keisha DiCaire leads the Warriors with 12 assists.
• Senior Lea-Kristine Demers has started 18 of the 19 games in which she has appeared, posting a 3-13-3 record.
• She owns a .900 save percentage and a 3.18 goals-against average.

DUROCHER WINS 300TH GAME

• Head coach Brian Durocher became the 15th Division I head coach to win 300 games when the Terriers defeated Holy Cross, 4-1, on Friday night.
• He has been at the helm of the program for all 15 seasons.
• Combined with his brief stint as the head coach of Colgate's men's team, Durocher has logged 313 victories.

WHERE DOES DUROCHER RANK?

• BU head coach Brian Durocher ranks 10th all-time among active head coaches with 301 wins.
• Durocher is the 11th National Collegiate head coach to win 300 games at one institution and currently ranks seventh among coaches still active at that school.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

• Sixteen different BU skaters have recorded a point over the last four games, with 11 having tallied at least two points.
• Twelve different Terriers notched an assist in the sweep of Holy Cross.
• Thirteen different Terriers have notched a goal this season, including 11 of the team's top-12 forwards.
• Seven different BU skaters have notched a game-winning goal this season, with junior Nara Elia leading the way with five.

THE COMPHER FACTOR

• Since junior Jesse Compher made her season debut on Nov. 9, the Terriers are 11-2-1 and own the fourth best win percentage in the country (.821).
• No other team in the country has more wins in that span than the Terriers.
• Compher leads the Terriers with 18 points (7g, 11a) since her return.
• BU is 9-0-1 this season when Compher collects a point.
• Since Nov. 9, Compher and redshirt senior Sammy Davis have combined for 14 goals and 21 points.

DAVIS FINDING HER STRIDE

• Redshirt senior Sammy Davis enters the weekend having notched a point in nine of her last 11 games.
• Davis had a seven-game point streak snapped on Jan. 10 but has since tallied three goals over her last four games, including two markers in a 4-1 win at Holy Cross on Jan. 18.
• She has scored seven goals and seven assists for 14 points over the last 13 contests.
• Davis has notched a point in 14 of the last 18 games; BU is 12-1-1 in those 14 tilts and 1-3-0 in the four games in which she has not found the score sheet.
• Davis leads the Terriers in goals (11), assists (15) and points (26).

SCHROEDER HAS BEEN SENSATIONAL

• Junior goaltender Corinne Schroeder ranks third in the NCAA with a .943 save percentage and fourth in the country with a 1.47 goals-against average. 
• Schroeder has recorded two shutouts this season and has been nearly unbeatable on the road, sporting a .954 save percentage and seven wins away from Walter Brown Arena.
• She has allowed three goals just twice this year and has yet to allow more than two even-strength goals this season.

STUART STRONG, TOO

• Sophomore Kate Stuart has been sharp in her six starts this year.
• She is 5-1-0 with a .938 save percentage and a 1.81 goals-against average.
• In her five wins she has posted a .947 save percentage and a 1.37 goals-against average.
• Stuart needed to make just 11 saves in the Terriers' 4-1 win at Holy Cross on Jan. 18.

DEFENSE IS STINGY

• BU has allowed just 1.61 goals per game, which is fourth-best in the country and second-best in Hockey East.
• At even strength (not including empty-netters), BU gives up just one goal per game.

BIG WEEKEND FOR MACKENNA

• Sophomore Mackenna Parker led the Terriers with three points in the two victories over Holy Cross.
• She began the weekend by matching her career high with two goals  in the 4-1 win at home on Friday.
• Parker then added an assist in Saturday's 4-1 road triumph.
• She has scored five goals and added three assists for eight points this year.

DEZ DELIVERS ON FRIDAY

• Senior Deziray De Sousa scored a career-high two goals, including the eventual game-winner, in Friday's 4-1 win over Holy Cross.
• De Sousa has notched three points (2g, 1a) over the last three games.
• She has scored three game-winners and assisted on three others this season.
• De Sousa enters this weekend with 12 points (4g, 8a).

POWER SURGE

• Since Nov. 19, the Terriers have been the most successful power-play team in the country, clicking at 40.6%.
• BU is third overall on the power play at 27.7%.
• Since Nov. 1, the Terriers have converted on 30.2% of their power-play chances, which is best in Division I.